Akihito Muranaka

Akihito Muranaka is a Senior Correspondent at The Eastern Herald covering geopolitics, international security, and investigative affairs across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with reporting in English and Japanese.

Apple store and products in China as Apple Intelligence receives regulatory approval

Apple Intelligence Gets China Approval With Alibaba and Baidu as Partners

China approved Apple Intelligence for mainland launch with Alibaba's Qwen AI and Baidu powering features after years of regulatory delays. Apple, which earned $20.5 billion from Greater China last quarter, had rejected

July 17, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

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India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Contractor Hit by Ransomware Data Breach

Ransomware group World Leaks posted 19,000 files of contractor data from India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on the dark web, including blueprints and supplier documents. India's CERT-In is investigating as officials insist nuclear safety systems were unaffected.

July 17, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Hong Kong national security police search indie bookstore during seditious publications crackdown July 2026

Hong Kong Police Raid Two Indie Bookstores, Arrest Five Over Seditious Books

Hong Kong national security police raided two indie bookstores Wednesday, arresting five for selling books deemed

Global favorability chart comparing China and United States across 36 countries in Pew Research Center survey

China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time in 20 Years, Pew Finds

For the first time in two decades of Pew polling, China is now viewed more favorably

Malcolm X’s childhood home in Boston earns a historic rating

The childhood home of famous American human rights defender Malcolm X in Boston has been added to the United States National Register of Historic Places. The two-story home is the only remaining

March 5, 2021

News

The EU agreed to expand sanctions against Russia

The foreign ministers of the European Union countries at the summit in Brussels agreed in principle on the extension of personal sanctions against Russia due to the situation with Alexei Navalny. “The

June 7, 2022

A 7.7 earthquake plus a tsunami in the southern Pacific put various regions on alert

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that struck the South Pacific has caused a tsunami, confirmed by the Australian meteorological agency. “Confirmed tsunami” reported through a tweet the agency, which specifically alluded to

February 11, 2021

Climate·News

Turkey hopes that the Biden administration will restore the nuclear deal

The Turkish Foreign Minister in a press conference with his Iranian counterpart: – We discussed bilateral relations extensively and ways to hold meetings that could not be held due to the Corona

October 5, 2025

WHO is working with Chinese vaccine manufacturers to approve the use

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Gebrejesus (Ghebreyesus), said that the WHO team in China is cooperating with the producers of coronavirus vaccines “Sinovac” and “Sinopharm” on potential

January 13, 2021

Health·News

China lowers the age of criminal responsibility for child crime

China lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 12 years for crimes committed intentionally, serious and violent, according to Chinese media. The Channel News Asia network said that the Standing

June 7, 2022

News

Russia expands retaliatory anti-European sanctions

Russia has expanded the sanctions list of representatives of European Union member states in response to EU sanctions in the case of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. This is stated in a

February 24, 2021

News

Germany extends the restrictive measures until January 10

Germany has decided to extend the restrictive measures until January 10, with the goal of slowing down the spread of the coronavirus, confirmed German Chancellor Angela Merkel. After the meeting with the

December 3, 2020

Health·News

Origin of the “UFO invasion” recorded by the International Space Station

Several were the news portals and other websites dedicated to the UFO phenomenon, which published in recent days news about an invasion of 150 flying objects that were captured by the cameras

March 23, 2021

News·Technology

Russia decides to defend against a US missile strike across the North Pole

The Russian military intends to deploy Sky-M early warning radars near Naryan-Mar, which will cover the Russian Arctic and allow missiles and strategic bombers flying across the North Pole to be detected

November 18, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Akihito Muranaka

Apple Intelligence Gets China Approval With Alibaba and Baidu as Partners

India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Contractor Hit by Ransomware Data Breach

Hong Kong Police Raid Two Indie Bookstores, Arrest Five Over Seditious Books

China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time in 20 Years, Pew Finds

Malcolm X’s childhood home in Boston earns a historic rating

The EU agreed to expand sanctions against Russia

A 7.7 earthquake plus a tsunami in the southern Pacific put various regions on alert

Turkey hopes that the Biden administration will restore the nuclear deal

WHO is working with Chinese vaccine manufacturers to approve the use

China lowers the age of criminal responsibility for child crime

Russia expands retaliatory anti-European sanctions

Germany extends the restrictive measures until January 10

Origin of the “UFO invasion” recorded by the International Space Station

Russia decides to defend against a US missile strike across the North Pole

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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